The difference between plantain and banana is detailed as follows

1, the species is different: plantain is a plantain species plant of plantain family, while banana is a banana species plant of plantain family.

2, the fruit is different: plantain's fruit is short and small, gray-yellow before ripening, the surface is clean without spots, while the banana is green before ripening, the surface with brown spots.

3, different places of origin: plantain is native to the Ryukyu Islands, banana is native to China.